i don’t want to love you
“more than you will ever know” or
“beyond your wildest dreams”
i want you to dream it and wake up
and know that it is true
you see,
with you there is no other
“i don’t want”
because ever since that day
you turned to look back at me
man! do i want…
i want to be under an umbrella
at a little café in mons
and watch as the sun replaces
the shadows on your cheek
i want to listen intently
to every word you speak
as if i know i am going deaf
and i want your voice to be
the last sound i hear
i want to get embarrassed together
about something only we know
because the waitress mentioned the
deserts included baklava and cherries jubilee
i want to have a breathless flashback
every time i hear nine inch nails
and imagine you dancing naked
on the foot of the bed
with you there is no
“i don’t want”
because ever since that day
you smiled at me
damn! do i want…
i want to write an opera
about that spot at the
nape of your neck
and how i would spend the rest
of my days there if i could
i want to wake before dawn
and carry you
wrapped in a blanket
to the front porch so we can
watch the dew settle
i want to take your hand in mine
at the age of 95
and recall fondly
the woman that you were
and be thankful for the woman you are
i want to sit in the dark
experiencing that “comfortable silence”
knowing we don’t have to fill
the soundless void
just to be at ease with each other
with you there is no
“i don’t want”
because ever since that day
you became part of my life
god! do i want…
i want to learn the words
to every single one of
your favorite songs
so we can harmonize
in the shower
i want to be lost in the middle of nowhere
for days
and when they find me
i will refuse all food and drink
until i can be with you
i want to be the reason for
the sinfully sexy smirk on your face
the subject of
the remembering roll of your eyes
i don’t want to love you
“more than you will ever know” or
“beyond your wildest dreams”
i want you to dream it and wake up
and know that it is true
because with you there is no
“i don’t want”
and ever since that day
you stopped me in my tracks
i can’t help but want, and want, and want…
glb /// “do i want…”
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